UK Vinyl Singles

Debut single, issued with little embellishment from the original
demo. "I (Who Have Nothing)" was originally a hit for Ben E. King in
America and the song provided a top ten hit in the U.K. charts for
Shirley Bassey, in 1963. The Spectres' version failed to chart.
Promotion copies were pressed. Now deleted.

The band's first attempt at a self-penned single (not to be confused
with the Donovan song with the same title). "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is
often incorrectly shown in Quo discographies as written by just Alan
Lancaster. Yellow Piccadilly promotion copies were pressed. Now
deleted.

"(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" was a cover version of the Blue Magoos'
American hit. The Spectres' version failed to chart, but the group
did receive some attention in the music press. Yellow Piccadilly
promotion copies were pressed. Now deleted.

THE TRAFFIC JAM

7N.35386 ALMOST BUT NOT QUITE THERE (Barlow-Rossi) 2:45
Wait Just A Minute (Lynes) 2:12
PICCADILLY
Produced by John Schroeder
Release Date: 16th. June 1967

The group changed their name, in March 1967 to 'The Traffic'. The
name change brought the band some unexpected publicity, as Steve
Winwood had left the Spencer Davis Group and called his new group
Traffic. The Traffic then became 'The Traffic Jam'. The publicity
from the name dispute helped "Almost But Not Quite There" reach the
edge of the charts, but the B.B.C. banned the single on grounds that
the lyrics were 'too suggestive'. Yellow Piccadilly promotion copies
were pressed. Now deleted.

"Pictures Of Matchstick Men" was the band's first single to be
released on the main Pye label (Piccadilly records being a
subsidiary of Pye). Another name change, this time to 'The Status
Quo' (the 'The' was dropped in 1969). It was originally intended
that "Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe" be the 'a' side, but the band
were so pleased with the production on "Pictures Of Matchstick Men"
that it was chosen as the 'a' side. "Pictures Of Matchstick Men"
became the band's first hit, entering the chart on the 24th. January
1968. The single reached the number seven position and spent twelve
weeks in the chart. It was also a hit in the American charts
reaching the number twelve position. Yellow Pye promotion copies
were pressed showing the year of pressing as 1967. The 'b' side was
shown with the extended title of "Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe (75c
Minimum)" on later copies. Now deleted.

Criticised for sounding too like "Pictures Of Matchstick Men",
"Black Veils Of Melancholy" failed to chart. Yellow Pye promotion
copies were pressed. The single was issued with two different label
designs. Now deleted.

7N.17581 ICE IN THE SUN (Wilde-Scott) 2:10
When My Mind Is Not Live (Parfitt-Rossi) 2:48
BLUE PYE
Produced by John Schroeder
Release Date: 26th. July 1968

"Ice In The Sun" became the band's second hit single when it entered
the chart on the 21st. August 1968. The single reached the number
eight position and spent twelve weeks in the chart. Yellow Pye
promotion copies were pressed. Now deleted.

Despite favourable reviews in the music press, "Make Me Stay A Bit
Longer" failed to enter the chart. The 'b' side "Auntie Nellie" was
not included on any of the various Pye material compilation albums
issued, until the release of the "Quotations Volume 2" album in
1987. Yellow Pye promotion copies were pressed. Now deleted.

STATUS QUO

7N.17728 ARE YOU GROWING TIRED OF MY LOVE (King) 3:33
So Ends Another Life (Lancaster) 3:10
BLUE PYE
Produced by John Schroeder
Release Date: 25th. April 1969

As the story goes, Rick Parfitt was given a set of Bee Gees' records
to practice with and the band came up with this single. "Are You
Growing Tired Of My Love" became a minor hit when it entered the
chart on the 28th. May 1969. It reached the number forty six
position and spent two weeks in the chart. The single re-entered the
chart on the 18th. June 1969 and spent one week at number fifty. The
'The' was dropped from the band's name from this release onwards.
Yellow Pye promotion copies were pressed. Now deleted.

A cover version of the Everly Brothers' U.K. hit of 1965. Quo's
version of "The Price Of Love" failed to chart. The band had played
the song 'live' at a NME poll winners concert in London and had
received a stack of mail saying that it would make a great single.
Yellow Pye promotion copies were pressed. Now deleted.

7N 17907 DOWN THE DUSTPIPE (Groszmann) 2:03
Face Without A Soul (Rossi-Parfitt) 3:07
BLUE PYE
Produced by John Schroeder
Release Date: 6th. March 1970

The release of "Down The Dustpipe" put Quo back in the charts. The
single reached the number twelve position and entered the chart on
the 2nd. May 1970. Seventeen weeks were spent in the chart (a total
that no other Quo single, before or after, has bettered). The 'b'
side "Face Without A Soul" was taken from the "Spare Parts" album.
Yellow Pye promotion copies were pressed. The single was later
re-pressed on the Red Pye, Black Pye, Precision and PRT labels. Now
deleted.

"In My Chair" was the first Quo single to be issued in a picture
sleeve. The release received favourable reviews in the music press
and was supported by a Pye advertising campaign with the slogan 'a
wolf in sheep's clothing'. The single entered the chart on the 7th.
November 1970. It reached the number twenty one position and spent
fourteen weeks in the chart. The title "Gerdundula" was made up from
the names of two German friends Gerd and his girlfriend Ula (with
'und' being the German word for and). Although the song was credited
as 'Manston-James' it was actually written by Rossi/Young. Yellow
Pye promotion copies were pressed. Now deleted.

7N.45077 TUNE TO THE MUSIC (Rossi-Young) 3:07
Good Thinking (Status Quo) 3:34
BLUE PYE
Produced by John Schroeder
Release Date: 18th. June 1971

"Tune To The Music" was the last single to be issued while the band
were with Pye. The 'b' side, "Good Thinking" was Quo's first
instrumental release and was not included on any of the various
compilation albums released, until PRT issued the "Fresh Quota" mini
album in 1981. Yellow Pye promotion copies were pressed. Now
deleted.

With the change of label to Vertigo, Quo released their first self
produced single. "Paper Plane" saw the band return to the charts and
started a run of thirty four consecutive hit singles. The single
entered the chart on the 13th. January 1973 and reached the number
eight position. A total of eleven weeks were spent in the chart. The
'b' side "Softer Ride" was later included on the "Hello!" album.
Promotion copies were pressed. The single was also pressed with a
paper spiral label and re-pressed on the standard Vertigo label. Now
deleted.

Taken from the "Dog Of Two Head" album, "Mean Girl" was issued, as a
single, by Pye records in an attempt to follow the success of "Paper
Plane". It entered the chart on the 14th. April 1973 and reached the
number twenty position, spending eleven weeks in the chart.
"Everything" was taken from the "Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon" album.
Yellow Pye promotion copies were pressed. The single was later
re-pressed on Turquoise Pye and Red Pye. Now deleted.

Pye's follow up to "Mean Girl". Despite being featured, at the time,
in the band's live set, "Gerdundula" failed to chart. This version
of "Gerdundula" was the recording from the "Dog Of Two Head" album
and not the earlier version of the song that was released as the 'b'
side of the "In My Chair" single. "Lakky Lady" was taken from the
"Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon" album. Promotion copies were pressed. The
single was later re-pressed on the PRT label. Now deleted.

"Caroline" became Quo's most successful single, to date, when it
reached the number five position. It had entered the chart on the
8th. September 1973 and spent thirteen weeks there. Later pressings
of the single credited the 'b' side as Lancaster/Parfitt. Now
deleted.

Although not the band's choice for a single, "Break The Rules"
continued Quo's successful run of hit singles. It entered the chart
on the 4th. May 1974 and reached the number eight position. The
single spent eight weeks in the chart. Now deleted.

Quo's first, and to date only, number one single, "Down Down"
entered the chart on the 7th. December 1974. It spent eleven weeks
in the chart. "Nightride" and an extended version of "Down Down"
were included on the "On The Level" album. Now deleted.

Live E.P. (then known as 'maxi-singles') recorded at the Southend
Kursaal, on the 1st. March 1975 and Trentham Gardens, Stoke, on the
2nd. March 1975. Issued in a picture sleeve with sleeve notes
written by John Peel. "Roll Over Lay Down" became the first E.P. to
chart since the Beatles, some twelve years earlier. The E.P. entered
the chart on the 17th. May 1975. It reached the number nine position
and spent eight weeks in the chart. Now deleted.

An edited version of the song taken from the "Blue For You" album,
"Mystery Song" reached the number eleven position. It entered the
chart on the 10th. July 1976 and spent nine weeks there. "Drifting
Away" was taken from the "Quo" album. Now deleted.

6059 153 WILD SIDE OF LIFE (Warren-Carter) 3:15
All Through The Night (Lancaster-Rossi) 3:14
VERTIGO
Produced by Roger Glover
'b' side produced by Status Quo
Release Date: 3rd. December 1976

Quo brought in an outside producer, for the first time since leaving
Pye, when recording "Wild Side Of Life". The song had been
originally recorded by Hank Thompson in 1952 and gave Tommy Quickly a
U.K. chart hit when his version reached the number thirty three
position in 1964. Quo's version of "Wild Side Of Life" entered the
chart on the 11th. December 1976. It reached the number nine
position and spent twelve weeks in the chart. The single was also
pressed on Buff Vertigo. Now deleted.

Quo's first 12" single. Issued in Pye's 'Big Deal' series.
"Gerdundula" was the original version. Later re-pressed on the PRT
label. Now deleted.

6059 184 ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD (Fogerty) 3:33
Ring Of A Change (Rossi-Young) 4:21
VERTIGO Picture Sleeve
Produced by Pip Williams
'b' side produced by Status Quo
Release Date: 30th. September 1977

A cover version of the John Fogerty (of Creedence Clearwater Revival
fame) song, "Rockin' All Over The World" entered the chart on the
8th. October 1977. It reached the number three position and spent
sixteen weeks in the chart. "Ring Of A Change" was taken from the
"Blue For You" album. Now deleted.

Released to coincide with Quo's appearance at the Reading Festival,
"Again And Again" entered the chart on the 2nd. September 1978 and
reached the number number thirteen position. It spent a total of
nine weeks in the chart. The single was also pressed with a paper
label. "Too Far Gone" was taken from the "Rockin' All Over The
World" album. Now deleted.

7N 46103 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN (Rossi) 3:08
Ice In The Sun (Wilde-Scott) 2:10
RED PYE
Produced by John Schroeder
Released: September 1978

Ten year anniversary re-issue. The single was later re-pressed on
the PRT label. Now deleted.

"Accident Prone" gave Quo their most disappointing chart position
since signing to Vertigo. The single entered the chart on the 25th.
November 1978 and peaked at the number thirty six position. It spent
a total of eight weeks in the chart. Both songs were taken from the
"If You Can't Stand The Heat" album. "Accident Prone" was also
pressed with a paper label. Now deleted.

Re-issue released by Pye during Quo's 1979 British tour. To promote
the single and the "Just For The Record" album, fifty thousand flexi
discs (QUO 1 SFI 434) were produced. Half of these were given away
on the tour, with a Record Mirror 'special' on Quo. The flexi disc
featured extracts of the 'a' side and a spoken advertisement. Vinyl
promotion copies of the single were also pressed. "Gerdundula" was
the original version. Now deleted.

"Whatever You Want" reached the number four position and spent nine
weeks in the chart. It had entered the chart on the 22nd. September
1979. The first hundred thousand copies were issued in a picture
sleeve. The 'b' side "Hard Ride" was unavailable elsewhere until
1983, when it was included on the "To Be Or Not To Be" album. Now
deleted.

A surprise choice for a single, "Living On An Island" showed that
Quo could achieve success with a soft, acoustic song. The single
entered the chart on the 24th. November 1979. It reached the number
sixteen position and spent ten weeks in the chart. Both songs were
taken from the "Whatever You Want" album. The first hundred thousand
copies were issued in a picture sleeve. Now deleted.

"What You're Proposing" became Quo's second most successful single,
to date, reaching the number two position. It had entered the chart
on the 11th. October 1980 and spent eleven weeks there. The first
seventy five thousand copies were issued in a picture sleeve. Now
deleted.

Double 'A' side single. "Lies" / "Don't Drive My Car" entered the
chart on the 6th. December 1980. It reached the number eleven
position and spent ten weeks in the chart. The first one hundred
thousand copies were issued in a coloured picture sleeve and one
hundred and fifty thousand copies were issued in a black & white
sleeve. Some copies of the single were mispressed with "Don't Drive
My Caf" and "Don't Drive Myicar" printed. Both songs were taken from
the "Just Supposin'" album. Now deleted.

"Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" entered the chart on the 28th.
February 1981. It reached the number nine position and spent seven
weeks in the chart. The single was available in a blue, red or
multicoloured sleeve. The song had been a hit for Tom Jones in 1974,
when his version reached the number thirty six position in the U.K.
chart. Now deleted.

OG 9142 MEAN GIRL (Rossi-Young) 3:53
In My Chair (Rossi-Young) 3:14
OLD GOLD
Produced by John Schroeder
Released: November 1981

Re-issue by 'golden oldie' specialist label. Pressed with
two different label designs. Now deleted.

An edited version of the song from the "Just Supposin'" album, "Rock
N' Roll" entered the chart on the 28th. November 1981. It reached
the number eight position and spent eleven weeks in the chart. The
'b' sides were at 33 rpm. A juke box version (QUO JB 6) was pressed
with just "Hold You Back" as the 'b' side and at 45 rpm. "Hold You
Back" was taken from the "Rockin' All Over The World" album and
"Backwater" was taken from the "Quo" album. Now deleted.

QUO 7 DEAR JOHN (Gustafson-Macauley) 3:12
I Want The World To Know (Lancaster-Lamb) 3:21
VERTIGO Picture Sleeve
Produced by Status Quo
Release Date: 19th. March 1982

First release featuring the band's new drummer Pete Kircher. The
release of the "Dear John" single began Quo's twentieth anniversary
celebrations. The single entered the chart on the 27th. March 1982.
It reached the number ten position and spent eight weeks in the
chart. Now deleted.

Taken from the "1+9+8+2" album, "She Don't Fool Me" reached the
number thirty six position. The single entered the chart on the
12th. June 1982 and spent five weeks there. The 'b' side was taken
from the "Never Too Late" album. Now deleted.

Live single, recorded on the 14th. May 1982 at the N.E.C. in
Birmingham. "Caroline" entered the chart on the 30th.October 1982
and reached the number thirteen position. The B.B.C.'s refusal to
play a video of the band in concert, performing the song, on Top Of
The Pops and seemingly justified allegations that the single's chart
progress was hindered distracted from it's success. A total of seven
weeks were spent in the chart. "Caroline" was the first Vertigo
single, by the band, to be available as a 12" and to be issued on
picture disc. The 'live' recordings of "Dirty Water" and "Down Down"
are unavailable elsewhere. 12" white label test pressings were made.
Now deleted.

OG 9298 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN (Rossi) 3:08
Down The Dustpipe (Groszmann) 2:03
OLD GOLD
Produced by John Schroeder
Released: May 1983

'Golden Oldie' re-issue. The single was later pressed with the bar
code printed on the record middle. Now deleted.

"Ol' Rag Blues" was originally available pressed in blue vinyl. The
single was also available in a re-mixed extended form on 12". "Ol'
Rag Blues" entered the chart on the 10th. September 1983 and reached
the number nine position. It spent eight weeks in the chart.
"Whatever You Want" was a live version of the song, recorded on the
14th. May 1982 at the N.E.C., in Birmingham. 12" white label test
pressing were made. Now deleted.

Taken from the "Back To Back" album, "A Mess Of Blues" entered the
chart on the 5th. November 1983. It reached the number fifteen
position and spent six weeks in the chart. Both "Big Man" and "Young
Pretender" were taken from the "1+9+8+2" album. Elvis Presley's
version of "A Mess Of Blues" had reached the number two position in
the U.K. chart, in 1960. Promotion copies of the 12" version were
pressed. About five hundred 7" picture sleeves were printed with the
photographs reversed. Now deleted.

"Marguerita Time" became Quo's most successful single, in recent
years, when it reached the number three position in the chart. The
single had entered the chart on the 10th. December 1983 and spent
eleven weeks there. A special Christmas gift pack edition of the
single was issued. Several Quo discographies incorrectly show
"Marguerita Time" as being issued in a 12" format. The 'b' side
"Resurrection" was taken from the "1+9+8+2" album. The single was
also pressed on the Blue Vertigo label and the White Vertigo label.
Now deleted.

A re-recorded version of the song from the "Back To Back" album.
"Going Down Town Tonight" became the fourth single, from that album,
to enter the chart on the 19th. May 1984. It reached the number
twenty position and spent six weeks in the chart. "Too Close To The
Ground" was, also, taken from the "Back To Back" album. Now deleted.

A cover version of the Dion classic, "The Wanderer" entered the
chart on the 27th. October 1984. It reached the number seven
position and spent eleven weeks in the chart. The Dion original had
been a U.K. chart hit in 1962 and 1976 reaching the number ten and
sixteen positions respectively. The 'b' side "Can't Be Done" was
taken from the "Back To Back" album. The single was also pressed on
the Blue Vertigo label. Now deleted.

6059 184 ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD (Fogerty) 3:33
Ring Of A Change (Rossi-Young) 4:21
VERTIGO
Produced by Pip Williams
'b' side produced by Status Quo
Release Date: August 1985

Re-issued after Quo's appearance at 'Live Aid' in July 1985.
Although the re-issue had the same catalogue number as the original
single release in 1977, the label made reference to the album of the
same name that was also re-issued in August 1985. Now deleted.

OG 9566 CAROLINE (Rossi-Young) 3:43
Down Down (Rossi-Young) 3:49
OLD GOLD
Produced by Status Quo
Released: November 1985

Old Gold re-issue. Now deleted.

OG 9567 ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD (Fogerty) 3:33
Paper Plane (Rossi-Young) 2:57
OLD GOLD
Produced by Pip Williams'b' side produced by Status Quo
Released: November 1985

Old Gold re-issue. The single was issued in a picture sleeve in
August 1989 and in a different picture sleeve in September 1990.
"Paper Plane" was incorrectly shown as 'from the Rockin' All Over
The World album'. Now deleted.

"Rollin' Home" was the first release featuring the band's new line
up of Rossi / Parfitt / Bown / Edwards / Rich. It entered the chart
on the 17th. May 1986. The single reached the number nine position
and spent six weeks in the chart. The 'a' side was a different song
to "Rolling Home" on the "Blue For You" album. The single was also
pressed on the Blue Vertigo and Bronze Vertigo labels. Now deleted.

QUO 19 RED SKY (David) 4:13
Don't Give It Up (Lightman-Edwards-Rossi-Parfitt) 4:18
VERTIGO Picture Sleeve
Produced by Dave Edmunds
'b1' produced by Pip Williams
Release Date: 18th. July 1986
QUO 1912 12" with Milton Keynes Medley (Mystery Song / Railroad /
Most Of The Time / Wild Side Of Life / Slow Train) 8:13
QUOPB 191 12" with wrap around poster
'b2' produced by Tim Summerhayes
QUODP 19 Double Pack with Rockin' All Over The World & Whatever You
Want
Gatefold Picture Sleeve

Taken from the "In The Army Now" album, "Red Sky" spent eight weeks
in the chart. The single had entered the chart on the 26th. July
1986 and reached the number nineteen position. White label 12"
promotion copies were pressed and the single was also pressed with a
design record middle. In addition Phonogram gave away jars of "Red
Sky" coffee (similar to 'Red Mountain') to aid promotion. The wrap
around poster showed the additional track on the 12" as "The Milton
Keynes Medley 1984". Now deleted.

QUO 20 IN THE ARMY NOW (Bolland-Bolland) 3:52
Heartburn (Patrick-Parfitt-Rossi) 4:44
VERTIGO Picture Sleeve
Produced by Pip Williams
Release Date: 22nd. September 1986
QUO 2012 12" with Late Last Night (Young-Parfitt-Rossi) 2:58
In The Army Now (military mix) 5:55
with poster
QUO PD 20 Picture Disc
QUO DP20 Double Pack with Marguerita Time & What You're Proposing
Gatefold Picture Sleeve

"In The Army Now" entered the chart on the 4th. October 1986. It
reached the number two position and spent fourteen weeks in the
chart. The single was also pressed with a design record middle, Blue
Vertigo label and a
limited number of 7" copies were issued with a patch. White label 7"
and 12" test pressings were made. "In The Army Now reached the
number one position in the West German chart and the number two
position in the French chart. Now deleted.

"Dreamin'" was the fourth single to be taken from the "In The Army
Now" album. It reached the number fifteen position and entered the
chart on the 6th. December 1986. A total of eight weeks were spent
in the chart. The single was also pressed on the White and the Blue
Vertigo labels. "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" was incorrectly
shown as 'Something 'Bout You'. Promotion copies of the 12" (QUO DJ
2112) were pressed and white label test pressings were made. Now deleted.

"Ain't Complaining" entered the chart on the 26th. March 1988. It
reached the number nineteen position and spent six weeks in the
chart. White label 7" and 12" test pressings were made. Promotion
copies of the 12" (QUODJ 2212) were also pressed. The single was
also pressed on the White Vertigo label and the Blue Vertigo label.
Some of the original 7" copies were issued with a promotion
information card. "That's Alright" had been originally recorded (as
"That's All Right") by Rossi and Frost and was included on their 12"
"Jealousy" single, released in 1985. White label test pressings were
made. "Ain't Complaining" was the first U.K. Quo single to be
available on compact disc. Now deleted.

Taken from the "Ain't Complaining" album, "Who Gets The Love?"
reached the number thirty four position. It entered the chart on the
21st. May 1988 and spent four weeks there. The single was also
issued as a limited edition box set, with part 2 of the band history
poster. The single was also pressed on the White Vertigo label.
White label 12" and 7" test pressings were made. Now deleted.

QUAID 1 RUNNING ALL OVER THE WORLD (Fogerty) 3:30
Magic (Rossi-Frost) 3:52
VERTIGO Picture Sleeve with Sport Aid leaflet
Produced by Pip Williams
Release Date: 8th. August 1988
QUAID 112 12" with Running All Over The World (extended version)
5:41
and 7" version

"Running All Over The World" was a specially re-recorded version of
"Rockin' All Over The World" issued to promote Sport Aid '88. All
profits from the record were donated to Sport Aid - Race Against
Time. Despite the additional publicity this gave the single it only
reached the number seventeen position. "Running All Over The World"
entered the chart on the 20th. August 1988 and spent six weeks
there. The single was also pressed on the White Vertigo label and
the Black Vertigo label. Two versions of the Black Vertigo single
were made, with different lettering. The 'b' side "Magic" was taken
from the "Ain't Complaining" album. The song was incorrectly
credited as Rossi-Frost-Parfitt on the 12" version and the 7" White
Vertigo version. Now deleted.

QUO 25 BURNING BRIDGES (On And Off And On Again) (Rossi-Bown) 3:51
Whatever You Want (Parfitt-Bown) 4:01
VERTIGO Picture Sleeve
Produced by Pip Williams
Release Date: 21st. November 1988
QUO 2512 12" with Marguerita Time (Rossi-Frost) 3:27
Burning Brides (On And Off And On Again) (extended version) 5:32
'b2' produced by Status Quo

An edited version of the song taken from the "Ain't Complaining"
album, "Burning Bridges" became the band's most successful single,
since "In The Army Now". The song had been written round the 'Derby
Kelly' jig, which Andy Bown had heard his daughter playing on her
school recorder. "Burning Bridges" entered the chart on the 3rd.
December 1988. The single reached the number five position and spent
ten weeks in the chart. One sided white label promotion 12" singles
were produced with both the 7" and extended version of "Burning
Bridges" included. In addition 7" promotion copies were pressed with
"Burning Bridges" on both sides (QUODJ 25). "Whatever You Want" was
incorrectly shown, on both the 7" and 12" records, as produced by
Status Quo. A batch of 12" copies included both the 7" and 12"
versions of "Burning Bridges". The single was also pressed on the
White Vertigo label. White label 7" test pressings were made. Now
deleted.

QUO 26 NOT AT ALL (Rossi-Frost) 2:51
Gone Thru The Slips (Bown) 3:39
VERTIGO Picture Sleeve
Produced by Pip Williams
Release Date: 16th. October 1989
QUO 2612 12" with Everytime I Think Of You (Rich-Edwards-Paxman)
3:48

"Not At All" entered the chart on the 28th. October 1989. It became
Quo's least successful single, issued on Vertigo, to date only
reaching the number fifty position. Two weeks were spent in the
chart. The single was also pressed on black Vertigo and with a red
star design middle. White label 7" and 12" test pressings were made.
"Every Time I Think Of You" was taken from the "Ain't Complaining"
album. "Not At All" was the band's first single to be available as a
cassette single. Now deleted.

"The Anniversary Waltz Part One" entered the chart on the 29th.
September 1990. It spent nine weeks in the chart and reached the
number two position. White label 12" promotion copies (QUO DJ
28)
were pressed, together with 7" promotion copies (QUO DJ 28) with
Part One and Part Two. "The Power Of Rock" was a re-mixed version of
the song that originally appeared on the "Perfect Remedy" album. The
gatefold 7" issue was not released until the 24th. September and was
limited to ten thousand copies. Due to a printing error the original
batch of sleeves did not have a photograph of Jeff Rich, but two
photographs of Rick Parfitt. A batch of 12" copies of the single
were pressed with the b-sides "Little Lady" and "Paper Plane". Both
were 'live' recordings. Another batch of 12" copies were pressed
with "The Power Of Rock" on side 1 instead of "The Anniversary
Waltz". The single was also pressed on the White Vertigo label. "The
Anniversary Waltz Part One" reached the number one position in the
MRIB, Melody Maker and NME charts. Now deleted.

QUO 29 THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ PART TWO
Medley: Rock 'N' Roll Music (Berry) / Lover Please (Swan) / That'll
Be The Day (Allison-Holly- Petty) / Singing The Blues (Endsley) /
When Will I Be Loved (Everly) / Let's Work Together (Harrison) / You
Keep A Knockin' (Penniman) / Long Tall Sally (Johnson-Blackwell-Penniman)
5:22
Dirty Water (Rossi-Young) 3:56
VERTIGO Picture Sleeve
Produced by Pip Williams
Release Date: 3rd. December 1990

Following the success of "Part One", "The Anniversary Waltz Part
Two" reached the number sixteen position in the chart. The single
first entered the chart on the 15th. December and spent a total of
six weeks there. Also issued on the Red Vertigo label. The single
was not issued as a 12" as the medley had been included on the 12"
version of the "Part One" single. The recording of "Dirty Water" was
recorded during the band's concerts in Birmingham in December 1989.
Now deleted.

QUO 30 CAN'T GIVE YOU MORE (Rossi-Young) 3:55
Dead In The Water (Rossi-Bown) 3:45
SPIRAL VERTIGO Picture Sleeve
Produced by Francis Rossi
Release Date: 27th. August 1991
QUO 3012 12" with Mysteries From The Ball (Rossi-Parfitt) 3:42
Can't Give You More 4:23

A re-recording of the song that originally appeared on Quo's "Rockin'
All Over The World" album in 1977. "Can't Give You More" entered the
chart on the 7th. September 1991. It reached the number thirty seven
position and spent three weeks in the chart. The single was also
issued on the Silver Vertigo and Black Vertigo labels with the title
shown as "Can't Give You More (Eau Eau Eau Eau)". Some of the 7"
singles had the catalogue number STATUS 30. Promotion copies (QUO DJ
30) were pressed. White label test pressings were made. Now deleted.

QUO 32 ROCK 'TIL YOU DROP (Bown) 3:13
Medley: Caroline
Down Down
Whatever You Want
Rockin' All Over The World 3:52
SPIRAL VERTIGO Picture Sleeve
Produced by Francis Rossi
Release Date: 6th. January 1992
QUO32 12 12" with Forty Five Hundred Times (2) (Rossi-Parfitt) 12:52

"Rock 'Til You Drop" was originally due for release, as a single, on
the 25th. November 1991. Due to difficulties with the C.D. version
the release was put back until January. It reached the number thirty
eight position in the chart. The single entered the chart on the
18th. January 1992 and spent a total of three weeks there. Also
issued on the Silver Vertigo label but with the "medley" shown as
'Melody'. A batch of 12" copies did not include "Forty Five Hundred
Times". "Rock 'Til You Drop" was the last single, by the band, to be
issued in a 12" format. Now deleted.

Quo's first single after signing to the Polydor label. The
"Roadhouse Medley" was simply the medley part of "Roadhouse Blues"
excluding "The Price Of Love". "The Price Of Love" and the second
part of "Roadhouse Blues" were included as part of the C.D. version
of the single. The full version of "Roadhouse Blues" was included on
the "Live Alive Quo" album. The single was recorded 'live' at Radio
1FM's '25th. Anniversary Party in the Park' in Birmingham on the 30th.
August 1992. The "Roadhouse Medley" entered the chart on the 10th.
October and reached the number twenty one position. It spent a total
of four weeks in the chart. Now deleted.

"I Didn't Mean It" entered the chart on the 6th. August 1994. It
reached the number twenty one position and spent four weeks in the
chart. Black vinyl copies were made for jukebox purposes. Now
deleted.

"Sherri Don't Fail Me Now!" was an edited version of the song taken
from the "Thirsty Work" album. The single reached the the number
thirty eight position in the charts and first entered the chart on
the 22nd. October 1994. A total of two weeks were spent in the
chart. Now deleted.

"Restless" was also taken from the "Thirsty Work" album and reached
the number thirty nine position in the chart. The single entered the
chart on the 3rd. December and spent two weeks there. Now deleted.

577 512-7 WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM (Short Version) (Jackie De
Shannon) 3:06
Tilting At The Mill (Bown-Rossi-Parfitt-Edwards-Rich) 3:26
POLYGRAM TV Picture Disc
Produced by Pip Williams
Release Date: 23rd. October 1995

Released on the Polygram TV label, "When You Walk In The Room"
entered the chart on the 4th. November 1995. The song was a cover of
The Searchers hit of 1964. Quo's version reached the number thirty
four position and spent two weeks in the chart. The picture discs
were individually numbered. Now deleted.

Released as 'Status Quo with the Beach Boys", the single entered the
chart on the 2nd. March 1996. It reached the number twenty four
position and spent four weeks in the chart. The limited edition
picture discs were individually numbered. Now deleted.

Limited edition individually numbered picture disc. The title song
from the album, "Don't Stop" reached the number thirty five position
in the chart. The single entered the chart on the 13th. April 1996
and spent two weeks there. Now deleted.

"All Around My Hat" was also taken from the "Don't Stop" album and
was a cover version of the Steeleye Span hit of 1975. Quo's version
included a guest appearance by Maddy Prior (of Steeleye Span) and
entered the chart on the 9th. November 1996. The single spent one
week in the chart at the number forty seven position. The b-side,
"I'll Never Get Over You" was a cover of the Johnny Kidd & The
Pirates hit of 1963. Limited edition individually numbered picture
disc. Now deleted.

The first Quo single to be issued on vinyl since 1996, "You'll Come
'Round" entered the charts on the 19th. September 2004. The single
reached the number fourteen position and spent three weeks in the
chart. Only 5,000 copies were manufactured. Now deleted.

Limited edition Picture Disc single. "Thinking Of You" entered the
charts on the 28th. November 2004. The single reached the number
twenty one position and spent three weeks in the chart. "Something
'Bout You Baby I Like" and "Break The Rules" were 'live' recordings
from Quo's appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on the 4th. July
2004. Now deleted.

Quo's first single for their new label Sanctuary. "Gerdundula"
played at 33 rpm and was recorded in Liverpool on the 23rd. July
2005. The single entered the charts on the 18th. September 2005. It
reached the number eleven position and spent three weeks in the
chart.

1793138 IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME (Parfitt-Morris) 4:10
Beginning Of The End (Live from Oxford) (Rossi-Edwards) 4:16
UNIVERSAL MUSIC TV Limited Edition Numbered Picture Disc
Produced by Pip Williams
'b' side produced by Mike Paxman
Release Date: 8th. December 2008

The band's 75th single. The "Beginning Of The End" was recorded at
the Oxford New Theatre on the 4th. October 2008. The single entered
the charts on the 20th. December 2008. It reached the number forty
position and spent two weeks in the chart.

"Technicolor Dreams" was scheduled to be released, as a single, on
the 8th. November 1968. Yellow Pye promotion copies were pressed but
the release was cancelled. A very small number of Blue Pye copies
were also pressed.

Promotion only single. One hundred copies were pressed in 1972 to
promote the release of the "Piledriver" album and a Black Sabbath
album.

- DON'T WASTE MY TIME (Rossi-Young)
VERTIGO

EMI-Disc acetate copies were made of the 'live' version of "Don't
Waste My Time", from the 1973 Reading Festival. Some Quo
discographies have incorrectly listed this version, of the song, as
having been considered for release as a single.

"Jealousy", from the "1+9+8+2" album, was scheduled for release, as
a single, in late 1982. Although acetate copies exist, the release
was cancelled and no copies were pressed. The intended 'b' side
"Calling The Shots" (recorded in July 1981) was not issued in the UK
until the 4 CD "Rockers' Rollin' - Quo In Time 1972-2000" set was
released in December 2001.

Scheduled for release in February 1984. The release was cancelled
and "Going Down Town Tonight" allocated the catalogue number. "I
Wonder Why" was later re-recorded and issued by Rossi / Frost and
the Quo version was not issued until 1995. It was included on "The
Other Side Of Status Quo" C.D. issued by Connoisseur Collection. A
poster pack version was also due to be issued with the catalogue
number QUOPO 15.

"Naughty Girl" was an early version of the song which was later
issued with the title of "Dreamin'". The single had been scheduled
for release in January 1986 but due to the legal dispute with Alan
Lancaster it was cancelled. No copies were pressed - although the
original master tapes for the single manufactured on the 6th
November 1985 still exist.

DLR 333 I DON'T WANT YOU (Potter-Dello) 3:08
It Takes Two (Stevenson-Moy) 2:15
Almost But Not Quite There (Barlow-Rossi) 2:18
ZONOPHONE Yellow Vinyl Picture Sleeve

Bootleg single pressed in 1989 and isssued as 'The Traffic Jam'. The
recordings were taken from a BBC Radio 1 session recorded on the
20th. June 1967 and first broadcast on the 24th. June 1967. "It
Takes Two" has never been officially released in any form. "I Don't
Want You" was included as a bonus track on the Castle Music CD
re-issue of the "Picturesque Of Matchstickable Messages From The
Status Quo" album in 2003.

The re-mixed version of "The Power Of Rock"
which was the b-side of "The Anniversary Waltz Part One" single, was
originally intended to be issued as a single. The release had been
planned for May 1990 and had been provisionally allocated the
catalogue number QUO 28. The intended 'b' side "Little Lady" was to
have been a 'live' version of the song recorded at the Birmingham
N.E.C. concerts, in December 1989. The additional track, for the
twelve inch release, was to have been a 'live' version of "Paper
Plane" recorded at Bray studios, Berkshire. For the CD single
(QUO28CD) a 'live' version of "Down Down" (5:24), was to be included -
together with the full length recording of "The Power Of Rock". The
release was cancelled and no copies were pressed.

It was planned to issue, an edited version
of, "Fakin' The Blues", from the "Rock 'Til You Drop" album, as a
single on the 28th. October 1991. The release date was put back to
the 11th. November and was eventually cancelled as "Rock 'Til You
Drop" was issued as a single instead. The 12" version included both
an edited and the album version of "Fakin' The Blues". The sleeve
design was later used for the "Rock 'Til You Drop" single. With the
release cancelled most of the copies pressed were destroyed by the
record company, although some copies of the 7", 12" and cassette
versions still exist. The C.D. version was available to fan club
members only, with Issue 1 of the FTMO magazine in May 1993 and in
January 2000 in a specially designed cover.

Bootleg of The Spectres 1967 single. It was
possible to differentiate between the original release and the
bootleg, as the label on the bootleg had a glossy finish, while
original copies had a matt finish. Also, although the correct
catalogue number was shown on the bootleg label, the number shown on
the actual record was incorrect. The bootleg was manufactured in
1995.